Common Abbreviations and Definitions for Car Monitors and Auto Electronics ~ automotive News Update

quick quide for beginners common acronyms related to the car or monitor car electronics entertainment systems.

so-called car DVD monitor system has gained tremendous popularity, largely due to fans of "car modding" or "suped cars" - so as you might expect it to combine hobby enthusiasts with cool gadgets, there is a fair bit of jargon sorting, especially if you monitor car audio newbie.

* Chanel - CD changer, a device that has several CDs and plays them on demand without eject or manually sort discs. Needless to say, now you can get a DVD player, too.

* Crossover -. A device that limits the range of frequencies sent to different speakers

* DIN - it basically means "Deutsches Institut für Normung" (DIN, German Institute for Standardization), similar to ISO.Relevantnost car DVD system that indicates the standard DIN dashboard slot size, so that 1 DIN means the device takes up one slot, and 2 DIN means that the unit is "double-decker 'and uses the space of two slots.

Examples of 1:02 DIN DIN Car Monitor

* DTS - "Digital Theater Systems" multichannel audio - just another surround sound as standard Dolby Digital 5.1 - Pretty pointless. In his car, but that's another thing the show-off

* DVD - DVD Audio -. Much like a music CD with the exception of more features and higher quality

* RF - Radio Frequency - Refers to things such as wireless headsets. RF is generally better than Infra Red because you do not need to be clear unobstructed line of sight transmission, or wireless transmitter.

* Inverter -. The power supply that you can include in your car dashboard cigarette lighter to supply AC power demanding devices

* In-dash -. The device as in-car DVD player installed in the dashboard, usually in the same slot of your old car radio

* GPS - Global Positioning System -. That basically means navigation / map display software that connects to the receiver signal and reading on your car or monitor screen

* GUI - graphical user interface - ie. You can control the device using the on-screen menus, often with a touch-screen monitor

* star -. Are coverings that make up the ceiling / roof inside your car

* Modulator -. FM transmitter that converts the audio input source, such as an MP3 player or audio line-in, the radio signal for you to tune into your car stereo using the

* Monitor - screen that receives a signal from a DVD player to a car or car TV tuner - if the product is described as a mere "monitor" it usually means that does not include the actual players such as car DVD player unit. This is fine if you buy each unit separately, or you're building a full in-car entertainment system piece by piece.

* Motor -. Where TFT LCD screen, usually in the car in dash unit, neatly folds and slides inside the enclosure when not in use

1 DIN Motorized touch screen car monitor ~ Open & Closed

* Power port - "strong" name for the little dashboard cigarette lighter socket

* RCA -. Red and white (for audio) and yellow (video) port used to connect a car dvd player car monitor or a home Media Center on a widescreen TV

* RDS - Radio Display (data) system -. Cool functions with the possibility of your car radio to display detailed information such as station name and song name of the radio signal

* receiver - a device that "transmits" its video signal on the screen such as a DVD player for the car. Confusing? Yes, we know.

* S-Video - a high quality cable for analog video signal that carries video data as two separate signals, and light and color

* Sat - better known as a subwoofer. Refers to either the driver or a complete loudspeaker dedicated to the reproduction of bass audio frequencies, typically from 150 Hz to 20 Hz.

* Toslink - a standardized optical fiber connection system. Its most common use is in consumer audio equipment, where he provided a digital audio stream between components such as MiniDisc and CD players and DAT recorders.

* Versatile - vague term that usually just means "rich" features, eg. Car DVD player that also has a built-in radio and connects to external storage devices.